Text: Jiupai News Special Commentator Wu Lichuan.
A foreign student in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, had his residence permit invalid because he was absent from school for more than 60 class hours, which caused concern.
According to the Guangxi Liuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Exit and Entry Administration Detachment of the Liuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau previously issued an announcement: In accordance with the provisions of Article 67 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Exit and Entry, the residence permit held by the following one foreigner is declared invalid. According to the announcement, the Liberian student visa is valid until February 1, 2024. The person is an international student from Liuzhou Vocational and Technical College, who has been absent from school without reason since October 20, 2023, and has been absent from class for more than 60 hours. Therefore, the residence permit for study and Xi held by the person is cancelled.
The invalidation of the residence permit stems from the issue of absenteeism, and many universities have always been strict with both domestic and foreign students when it comes to treating absenteeism. For example, the official website of Hebei Institute of Physical Education has issued an announcement that 40 students who have not participated in the teaching activities prescribed by the school for a long time and have not gone through the relevant procedures will be withdrawn. Wuhan University, on the other hand, stipulates that the writing and defense of foreign students** are in principle the same as those of Chinese students, and they will not be registered if they fail to pay the tuition fee according to the regulations. International students who are absent from class for more than 20 hours will be given warnings, serious warnings, demerits or even expulsion depending on the severity of the circumstances. It can be said that behind absenteeism is a "red line" that no student can touch. For the time being, we have not seen the response of Liuzhou Vocational and Technical College to the behavior of "absenteeism for more than 60 class hours", whether it has been dealt with but not announced, or whether it has not been dealt with, the public does not know. Considering the aforementioned draconian decision made by the police, the student has naturally lost the qualification to continue his studies at the school.
Studying abroad is not a good way to travel in the mountains and rivers, but to study hard and master Xi skills, which is the essence of "studying abroad". If you ignore the rules, are free and loose, and violate all kinds of disciplines, then you can't live up to the identity of "international student".
Strict management of international students is a common requirement and practice around the world. Combing through the ** report, reports such as "a Chinese student was opened and repatriated by an American university only because he missed classes many times" have entered the public eye. In December 2019, the reporter learned from Wuhan University that Wuhan University had dismissed 92 foreign students because of academic failure and violation of school rules. It is not the first time that Wuhan University has dismissed international students in batches. As early as November 6, 2017, the university dismissed 34 foreign students, including undergraduate and graduate students, at one time due to the failure to register within the specified period.
When it comes to the management of foreign students, there are concerns that problems are not being dealt with fairly. In the past, some phenomena that were questioned by netizens as "super-national treatment" have also attracted public attention. People support the removal of foreign students who violate the regulations and do not meet the requirements, which is essentially a call for and support for fairness and justice.
In fact, treating foreign students equally and showing no mercy to disciplinary violations is also the spirit of the national level. In 2018, the Ministry of Education issued the Quality Standards for Higher Education for International Students in China (Trial), which is the first unified national basic standard formulated and implemented for the higher education of international students in China since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This document clearly proposes to promote the convergence of teaching, management and services for Chinese and foreign students, and to integrate the education of future Chinese students into the education quality assurance system of the whole university, so as to realize a unified standard of teaching management and examination assessment system. The person in charge of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the Ministry of Education said in an interview that colleges and universities should conduct Chinese laws and regulations, school rules and discipline and safety education for international students in China in their enrollment and daily education, and seriously deal with international students who violate rules and disciplines.
Because of this, in recent years, there have been frequent cases of foreign students being dismissed, having their residence permits revoked, expelled, repatriated, and even being brought to justice for various reasons. This echoes the voice of the people, and reflects the correct direction and action of treating all students in the field of education in a unified manner and showing a fair and just position. In this regard, "the invalidation of the residence permit of foreign students due to absenteeism for more than 60 class hours" is just a microcosm, which once again resonates with "there is no special person in front of the rules", so it has sample significance.
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